Anne and the Reverend
"Anne and the Reverend" tells the story of Makoto Otsuka, a reverend from Hiroshima, who met Anne Frank's father, by chance, 30 years ago. Since then, he has built a Holocaust museum and has made it his mission to transmit the memory of the Holocaust and Anne Frank's story to Japanese children. Through the portrayal of this moving man, a surprising Japan, searching for its own memory, unveils itself.
- 2008
- Documentary
"Anne and the Reverend" tells the story of Makoto Otsuka, a reverend from Hiroshima, who met Anne Frank's father, by chance, 30 years ago. Since then, he has built a Holocaust museum and has made it his mission to transmit the memory of the Holocaust and Anne Frank's story to Japanese children. Through the portrayal of this moving man, a surprising Japan, searching for its own memory, unveils itself.